How the legal profession can reverse large law firm agreements with the White House
SLATE — Shortly after taking office, President Donald Trump began issuing a series of executive orders targeting law firms, penalizing firms that employ—or previously employed—attorneys who have challenged him in court.
Read More about How the legal profession can reverse large law firm agreements with the White HouseLaw firms remove references to DEI on their websites amid executive orders targeting the programs
THE GUARDIAN — Nearly two dozen US law firms have quietly scrubbed references to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) from their website and revised descriptions of pro-bono work to more closely align with Donald Trump’s priorities, a Guardian review has found, underscoring the Trump administration’s successful campaign of intimidation against the legal profession.
Read More about Law firms remove references to DEI on their websites amid executive orders targeting the programsOpinion: Reflecting on Law Day, the rule of law is under serious threat in the US
ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR — In 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower established May 1st as “Law Day” to honor the rule of law in a free society.
Read More about Opinion: Reflecting on Law Day, the rule of law is under serious threat in the USNumber of legal professionals using generative artificial intelligence rises
THE GLOBAL LEGAL POST — More than a quarter of law firms and legal departments say they are using generative AI (Gen AI) technology, a sharp increase in users over the past 12 months, according to a Thomson Reuters study.
Read More about Number of legal professionals using generative artificial intelligence risesLaw firms continue to hire DEI program leaders despite federal push
BLOOMBERG LAW — Top law firms are moving forward with diversity, equity and inclusion programs, even as some rivals make changes in response to federal pressure.
Read More about Law firms continue to hire DEI program leaders despite federal pushUS Justice Department bars its attorneys from participating in ABA events
REUTERS — The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday barred its attorneys from traveling to or speaking at American Bar Association events, in the latest salvo by President Donald Trump’s administration against the nation’s largest voluntary lawyer group.
Read More about US Justice Department bars its attorneys from participating in ABA eventsSome lawyers leave law firms over response to executive orders
REUTERS — As most major law firms stay silent on U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting the legal industry, some of the firms’ lawyers are pushing back on their own.
Read More about Some lawyers leave law firms over response to executive ordersOpinion: How some judges are defending lawyers against federal action
THE WASHINGTON POST — The White House is waging war on lawyers. Some judges are having none of it.
Read More about Opinion: How some judges are defending lawyers against federal actionUniversity of Virginia Law professor Amanda Frost says White House executive orders against law firms face an uphill battle in court
BLOOMBERG LAW — The US Supreme Court may soon decide whether a single federal judge can stop President Donald Trump from denying the rights of citizenship to hundreds of thousands of newborn babies—even those whose parents aren’t parties to the cases before him.
Read More about University of Virginia Law professor Amanda Frost says White House executive orders against law firms face an uphill battle in courtHow Maryland law firms are responding to executive orders targeting the legal profession
THE DAILY RECORD — Most Maryland law firm leaders don’t want to talk publicly about President Donald Trump‘s executive orders targeting firms that represent or employ his perceived enemies.
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